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The City did not only become the world's areas,” he said. “We can do better and the settlements to ensure that people get third-largest metropolitan authority, its people deserve the best.” services such as water and electricity. For political leadership has pledged to turn it into this purpose, R1,5 billion has been set aside the best-run municipality in South Africa. The prevailing attitude among the staff is for the next three years.
going to change to one of dedication. He Announcing the 100 Days Programme of added that the City's fight against corruption Evidence of the formalisation programme Action, which started in July and will end in was “non-negotiable” and that “toxic can be seen in Extension 7, Soshanguve, September, the Executive Mayor, Cllr elements” would be weeded out. where residents are being moved into Kgosientso Ramokgopa, put his head on the formalised stands with electricity, water and block and declared that the metro would be “Management will have to take unpopular enclosed toilets. Tarred roads are being run like a business to ensure quality service decisions, but it has to ask itself whether it constructed in the area.delivery to Tshwane's residents. would not be better to pay someone not
complying with requirements out for the Regarding vacant posts, there is a The 100 Days Programme is aimed at balance of his contract and get staff that can commitment to fill all the posts in the ensuring that the political leadership is make a success of the City.” Municipality by 30 September this year, measured on and in turn assesses the starting with the City Manager, who was performance of the Municipality on a The City also warned that illegal taxi ranks named at the Council meeting on 28 July. quarterly basis. and unlicensed trading would not be
tolerated. The City has also set itself a target of “Tshwane will be run like a business with two creating 5 000 job opportunities through the aims: preserving current infrastructure and Cllr Ramokgopa also hinted that the City was Expanded Public Works Programme by the developing new infrastructure in developing moving towards formalising informal same date.
As for service delivery, the City plans to issue R1,5 billion worth of bonds for capital projects to unlock economic growth. Within five years it will seek a total of R10 billion on the capital market.
Ramokgopa has admitted that in the past five years the metro battled to spend its capital budget and improve the lives of the people.
“On average, we have been spending no more than 87% of our capital budget. We want to spend 100%, but the minimum target is 95%,” he said. The City's budget for the coming fiscal year is R19,06 billion.
The City is also developing revitalisation plans for three of the declining towns in the Greater Tshwane, namely Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan and Rayton.
Councillors Thembi Mmoko and George Matjila assisting to repair a pothole.
Photo by Guli Segatlhe
"we are the same"
CITY OF TSHWANE"we are the same"
CITY OF TSHWANE 1-12 August 2011
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Phalane Motale and Console Tleane
The local elections have come and gone, and councillors and officials across South Africa have resumed their business of the day, but it is not business as usual at the City of Tshwane.
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Newly installed streetlights along Hans Serious consideration Strijdom Drive at the entrance to Mamelodi was given to two aspects East are a welcome sight to residents and when p lanning th is visitors alike. project, namely going
green and combating The City of Tshwane commissioned the cable theft. installation of 130 streetlights at the request of members of the community. In an effort to reduce the
area's carbon footprint When conducting a technical investigation, and to go green, 250 watt the Energy and Electricity Division high-pressure sodium established that it was imperative to install lamps are used for the streetlights on this road which is used by streetlights instead of the many motorists, cyclists and pedestrians traditional mercury vapor because visibility was very poor. There have type lamps.been fatal accidents on this busy road, and
and the City of Tshwane has reached another the improved lighting is expected to bring Mamelodi is one of the milestone in creating a better environment for about a drastic decline in the number of areas that are plagued by copper cable theft, a local community. accidents. and because the new streetlights were
planned to be installed on the outskirts of the The lights are expected to be switched on The project, which took two months to township, it was important to use a strategy during August.complete, created job opportunities for the that would combat the problem of theft. The
local community. Eleven temporary workers solution was to connect the network overhead Report faulty streetlights at one of these were appointed and given on-the-job training. instead of underground, making theft difficult numbers: 080 1111556 or 012 358 9999 (24 Makgosi Consulting CC was the contractor on and risky. h o u r s ) ; o r s e n d i n g a n e m a i l t o this project which cost R1,820 m (material [email protected] labour included). Developments such as these contribute
significantly to uplifting the lives of residents,
NEW STREETLIGHTS MAKE BUSY ROAD SAFER
NUWE STRAATLIGTE VIR BESIGE PAD
Residents to benefit from relocation plan
Lebogang Matji
Vertaal deur Ina Stahmer
Straatligte wat onlangs langs Hans Strijdom- aangestel en in diens opgelei. Makgosi 'n strategie te volg wat die diefstal sou beveg. rylaan by die ingang tot Mamelodi-Oos Consulting BK was die kontrakteur op hierdie Daarom is die netwerk bogronds in plaas van opgerig is, is 'n welkome gesig vir inwoners projek wat R1,820 m gekos het (materiaal en ondergronds geïnstalleer, wat diefstal moeilik sowel as besoekers. arbeid ingesluit). en gevaarlik maak.
Die Stad Tshwane het op versoek van lede van Twee aspekte het baie aandag tydens die Ontwikkelings soos hierdie dra aansienlik by die gemeenskap 130 straatligte laat oprig. beplanning van die projek gekry, naamlik tot die verbetering van die inwoners se
vergroening en die bestryding van lewensgehalte. Die Stad Tshwane het Tydens sy tegniese ondersoek het die Afdeling kabeldiefstal. daardeur ook nog 'n mylpaal bereik in die Energie en Elektrisiteit vasgestel dat skepping van 'n beter omgewing vir 'n straatligte op hierdie pad noodsaaklik was In 'n poging om die koolstofspoor in die gebied plaaslike gemeenskap. omdat sigbaarheid swak is en die pad deur te verminder en die gebied te vergroen, is 250 baie motoriste, fietsryers en voetgangers watt hoëdruk-natriumlampe in plaas van die Die ligte sal na verwagting in Augustus gebruik word. Talle noodlottige ongelukke kom tradisionele kwikdamplampe in die straatligte aangeskakel word.hier voor, en verbeterde beligting behoort die gebruik.getal ongelukke drasties te verminder. Rapporteer foutiewe straatligte by die
Mamelodi is een van die gebiede wat deur volgende nommers: 080 111 1556 of 012 358 Die projek, wat twee maande geduur het, het koperdiefstal geteister word en omdat die 9999 (24 uur); of stuur 'n e-pos na werksgeleenthede v i r d ie p laasl ike nuwe straatligte op die buitewyke van die [email protected] geskep. Elf tydelike werkers is gebied opgerig sou word, was dit belangrik om
The City of Tshwane has set aside R1,5 billion for the three-year-old son, Njabulo, after an unexploded will increase after the merger, as we will gain next three years to formalise informal settlements in mortar buried under the ground was detonated by the additional informal settlements from the Metsweding the expanded Tshwane. fire they were making close by. side,” he said at the time.
The Executive Mayor, Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, During a visit to the Khoza family, Cllr Ramokgopa In line with the key service delivery priorities of the has repeatedly indicated that the formalisation of promised that the communities would be moved to City's 2011/12 Integrated Development Plan, the City informal settlements is a critical priority for the City of fully serviced stands. of Tshwane intends to eradicate all 59 informal Tshwane. Recently he bit the bullet and announced settlements in its jurisdiction within the next five years. “We will come back in September and tell you how that the more than 30 000 people who are living in Of the 59 informal settlements, 35 are on private land. and where you will be moved,” he told residents.Phomolong and Brazzaville near Atteridgeville could A strategy was to have been developed by the end of
During his budget speech earlier this year, Cllr become the pioneer beneficiaries of the City's July 2011 to address the formalisation of the informal Ramokgopa said that the formalisation of informal programme for the formalisation and relocation of settlements on private land.settlements was a critical priority. He added that out of informal settlements. The formalisation is run in accordance with the Land 65 informal settlements in the then Tshwane (before
Plans are at an advanced stage, because these Tenure Rights Act, and consists of a range of outputs the merger with Metsweding), 33 had already been communities are located on a former military bombing such as the provision of water, sanitation, roads and formalised.range. In fact, they have been prioritised for relocation
town-planning services.“There are 32 remaining settlements, and this number long before the recent death of Amos Khoza and his
1-12 August 2011
A streak of newly streetlights along Hans Stridjdom DrivePhoto by Lebogang Matji
Phalane Motale
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Criminals in Tshwane's city centre and intersection of surrounding suburbs are having a hard time Andries and Proes thanks to the extensive closed circuit Streets, the television (CCTV) surveillance camera municipal building operation. The city's CCTV network is in Pretorius Street operated by the Tshwane Metro Police. (the BKS Building)
and the intersections of Since its installation in 2004, the CCTV Andries, Bloed and system has undoubtedly reduced visible Boom Streets. street crime and certain violent crimes in the
CBD, such as vehicle hijacking and bank robberies. The system is particularly A South African effective when it is accompanied by target Police Service hardening and the linking of banks' CCTV spokesperson said systems to the main control room. the success of the
operation was partly because of The recent arrest of six men in the the collaboration Sunnyside area while trying to vandalise between the street signs by replacing the name of former
radio interview that the CCTV network does different law president Nelson Mandela with that of right-not only assist with crime prevention; it also enforcement agencies.winger Clive Derby-Lewis who is serving a assists with traffic control.life sentence for murder, is confirmation that
the CCTV cameras are giving law He said since the inception of the system, The surveillance technology used by the enforcement agencies significant capacity the Metro Police, SAPS and private security City incorporates the most up-to-date to monitor lawless activities in the city and company personnel have arrested hundreds features, and this CCTV system is one of to act decisively to swiftly apprehend of criminals involved in bag-snatching, pick-the most modern and sophisticated on the transgressors and prevent crime. pocketing, cellphone-snatching, assault, market. The cameras can zoom in robbery and smash-and-grab attacks. accurately and can record the time and date Another success story was when police of the crime, which can be used as busted a gang in June that had been linked Executive Mayor Cllr Kgosientso evidence in court. to muggings and smash-and-grabs in the Ramokgopa recently said in a media
inner city. They were captured on CCTV briefing that the City would have a zero The City will be expanding its CCTV camera surveillance cameras when breaking into a tolerance approach to crime in any form in network to other areas of the expanded car. The gang's favourite spots were at the its area of jurisdiction. He said during a Municipality.
Phalane Motale
City's 'big brother' yielding results
A CCTV camera operator monitors the surveillance system 24/7Photo by: Helenus Kruger
Pressure on for global agreement at COP 17 conference
The City of Tshwane will be among the 30 000 delegates attending the Seventeeeth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) at the Chief Albert Luthuli International Conference Centre in Durban from 28 November to 8 December 2011.
The pressure is on for a global agreement to to the challenge municipal buildings, and using energy-be reached on the reduction of carbon by developing efficient street lights and traffic lights that emissions because the first commitment the Sustainable operate through solar panels. period of the Kyoto Protocol comes to an end E n e r g y a n d The participation of local authorities in climate in 2012. Climate Change change negotiations will be a determining
Strategy in 2006, The City of Tshwane has the responsibility of factor in the ultimate success of sustainable w h i c h s e e k s t o assisting to reduce rising carbon emissions development. Climate change cuts across all identify projects that through sustainable urban development. socio-economic aspects, affects all municipal can best reduce carbon Cities contain more than half of the world's services and demands champions to drive it at emissions. A number of population, use two-thirds of its energy and the top level.initiatives have been generate 70% of its carbon emissions. Cities, For more information contact the implemented such as therefore, play a crucial role in cutting Agr icul ture and Environmental installing solar water emissions of carbon dioxide and responding Management Department at 012 358 heaters, using energy-to the effects of climate change. 8714.efficient light bulbs and
At a policy level, the City has responded other appliances in
Staff Reporter
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The City got a vote of confidence from Tata transaction has created between 150 and Africa.Motors, one of the largest single corporate 200 new direct and indirect jobs. Minister Davies said Tata was the "largest investor companies in South Africa, when The plant was inaugurated by the Minister single corporate investor in SA", while the car and truck manufacturer recently of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, in the Forster said the Rosslyn plant was the opened its first major assembly plant presence of top dignitaries of South Africa company's first major assembly plant outside India in Rosslyn. and India, including Tshwane's Executive outside India. The company, which is a joint venture Mayor, Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, Noel Until now, Tata medium and heavy between Tata Motors and Tata Africa Tata, managing director of Tata commercial vehicles have been imported Holdings, invested R110 million in the International, Carl-Peter Forster, group CEO fully built, but will now be assembled locally factory that has capacity to assemble 3 650 and managing director of Tata Motors, and from imported semi-knocked down kits.medium and heavy trucks a year. The Raman Dhawan, managing director of Tata
Stealing electricity is a crime against all The Municipality has also discovered an WAYS TO SAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME
residents of Tshwane. increasing number meters that have been
bypassed, either to avoid payment or to 1. Switch off the lights when you are not in Serious concerns are being raised about disguise the unlawful sale of electricity to the room.communities being encouraged to connect to neighbours. 2. Remove plugs from their sockets when the electricity supply illegally. This is viewed as you are not using them.a serious offence, and is punishable by law. The Municipality has developed various 3. Replace ordinary bulbs with power-
preventative programmes to address illegal saving ones.The consequences of illegal connections are electricity connections. These include 4. If you need a cup of coffee, boil just hazardous and often fatal. Many lives have awareness campaigns and the removal of illegal enough water for a cup.been lost due to members of the public trying to lines. 5. Switch the geyser off when you go away make illegal electricity connections. for a few days.
Despite these preventative measures, illegal 6. Take a shower instead of a bath.The City of Tshwane has also learned that some connections and vandalism of electrical 7. Switch appliances such as the TV off legally connected customers are selling installations continue unabated. when not in use.electricity at various rates a month to We need YOUR support to prevent these 8. Use a stove with spiral plates instead of neighbours or tenants. practices. If YOU are aware of any illegal solid ones.
connections, acts of vandalism, or copper, cable 9. Use sensor lights outside instead of This is not only dangerous, but also illegal. The and conductor theft, please call us on 080 11 11 leaving ordinary lights on all night long.people rendering an illegal electricity supply 556 today. 10. Replace your geyser with a solar water-may be prosecuted under the Electricity Act. heating system.
Go utswa mohlagase ke bosenyi bjo bo lego kgolegong ka fase ga Molao wa Mohlagase
kgahlanong le badudi ka moka ba mono (Electricity Act).
Tshwane. Mmasepala o utullotše gape koketšego ya palo DITSELA TŠA GO BOLOKA MOHLAGASE KA
ya dimitara tšeo di hlokomologilwego, lebaka e GAE
Go nale ditlhobaboroko tše šoro kudu tšeo di ka ba go efoga go lefa goba go ikgakantšha ka
hlagišwago mabapi le gore ditšhaba di ga thekišo yeo e sego molaong ya mohlagase 1. Tima mabone ge o se gona ka
hlohleletšwe go hlomesetša mohlagase ka tsela go baagišane. phaphošing.
yeo e sego ka molaong. 2. Tloša dipholaka mo di hlomeseditšwego
Mmasepala o dirile diprogramo tša go gona ge o sa di šomiše.
Se se bonwa bjalo ka molato wo šoro, gomme fapafapana tša thibelo ya bosenyi go 3. Šomiša ditloloupu (bulbs) tšeo di
molao o nale kotlo bakeng sa seo. ahlaahlana le ditlhomesetšo tša mohlagase tšeo bolokago mohlagase bakeng sa tša
Ditlamorago tša ditlhomesetšo tšeo di sego ka di sego ka molaong. Tšona di akaretša masolo setlwaedi.
molaong di hlola dikotsi gantšhi mahu. Go a kwalakwatšo a temošo le go tlošwa ga 4. Ge o nyaka kofi ka komiki, bediša
lobilwe maphelo a mantšhi ao a hlotšwego ke mathale a mohlagase ao a sego malaong. meetse ao a lekanego komiki
maloko a setšhaba ka go leka go dira Le ge magato a thibelo ya bosenyi a tšewa, 5. Tima kisara ge o tloga ka gae matšatši a
ditlhomesetšo tša mohlagase tšeo di sego ditlhomesetšo tšeo di sego ka molaong le go mmalwanyana.
molaong. senywa ga dihlongwa tša mohlagase go tšwela 6. Hlapa ka šawareng bakeng sa go hlapa
pele ka ntle le go kgaotša. ka pafong.
Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane o 7. Tima didirišwa tše bjalo ka TV ge di sa
lemogile gape gore bareki ba bangwe bao ba Re hloka thekgo ya GAGO go thibela ditiro tša šomišwe.
rekago mohlagase ka tsela yeo e lego ka mohuta wo. Ge eba O tseba ka ga tlhomesetšo 8. Šomiša setofo sa dipolata tša trata
molaong, ba rekišetša baagišane goba bahiri ba efe goba efe yeo e sego ka molaong, go bakeng sa tša tšhipi.
bona mohlagase ka ditefo tša go fapafapana ka senywa ga dithoto, goba koporo, goba bohodu 9. Šomiša mabone a go dupelela morithi
kgwedi. bja dikheipole le diphaephe tša mohlagase, o (sensor lights) bakeng sa go tukiša
kgopelwa go re letšetša mogala mo go 080 11 mabone bošego ka moka.
Se ga se kotsi fela, eupša ga se go ya ka 11 556 lehono le. 10. Bakeng sa kisara šomiša sedirišwa sa
molao. Batho bao ba neelanago ka mohlagase go ruthetša meetse ka letšatši.
ka tsela yeo e sego ka molaong ba ka išwa
Phalane Motale
Staff Reporter
Translated by Mirriam Monisi
City gets R100 million auto plant
Electricity theft endangers lives
Bohodu bja mohlagase bo bea maphelo kotsing
1-12 August 2011
TSHWANE UPDATE
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The City of Tshwane recently He said 99 percent of potholes launched a campaign aimed at in Sunderland had already been fixing potholes within 24 hours fixed. “The more potholes we of them being reported. fix, the more jobs we create.”
Launching the campaign in Matjila said the City has Sunderland, Member of the prioritised potholes as they Mayoral Committee responsible impact negatively on business. for Transport and Roads, “In some instances, potholes George Matjila, said the City cause accidents as cars always has declared war against [swerve] trying to avoid them, potholes. resulting in accidents.”
“The City has given the issue of According to Matjila, the potholes a priority in ensuring potholes will be fixed within 24 that it becomes a pothole-free hours of them being reported.city,” Matjila said.
CITY TO FIX POTHOLES IN 24 HOURS
Gautrain arrives in Tshwane
Staff Reporter
1-12August 2011
Councillor Thembi Mmoko, filling a pothole.Photo by: Helenus Kruger
Residents of Tshwane will be able to use the Gautrain as from 2 August 2011.For more information go to www.gautrain.co.za
Goitsemang Molaeng
The aim of South Africa's census on 10 taking, fear of being identified (illegal sworn to
October this year is to provide government, migrants), sociocultural concerns, uphold the
institutions and agencies with information recruitment of unqualified census workers confidentiality
that is essential for policy development, and poor training. of all collected
planning, monitoring, evaluation of data by signing
development projects and informed decision- Undercounting has to be limited as far as an Oath of
making. possible. Hence community stakeholders will Confidentiality,
identify the census workers who will be which, if
From this is it clear that every South African taking the census in the community broken, is
should participate. However, people living concerned. The stakeholders will foster subject to a fine of up to R10 000 or
behind high walls, young males, children collaborative working relationships with imprisonment of up to six months or both.
below the age of five, illegal migrants and members of the public and attend to security This oath will apply to census workers even
people with disabilities have been identified issues during the census. after the census.
as hard-to-count groups.
Stats SA, who runs the census, guarantees The City of Tshwane supports Census 2011
The problem emanated from lack of to keep all the information that it collects through the recently established Local
understanding of the objectives of census strictly confidential. Every Stats SA official is Intersectional Steering Committee.
Census 2011: Stand up and be counted!
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CITY TO PROFILE
WOMEN ACHIEVERS
MANGOYI LED FROM THE FRONT
Halala makhosikazi,
halala!
This month marks the 55th anniversary of the women's march to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest the extension of the carrying of passes to black women in South Africa.
Thousands of women from all over South Africa – representing all racial groups and classes – descended on Tshwane to demonstrate their resentment of this law.Hence we salute the millions of heroic South African women who engaged in the struggle both before and after 9 August 1956, to whom we owe the freedom we enjoy today.
When we say Malibongwe igama lamakhosikazi, we say so because the women of our country were found everywhere in the front ranks of those who fought for the liberation of our country and people.
They responded magnificently to the challenge thrown at the feet of the men folk by the late Lilian Ngoyi, when she said: "We don't want men who wear skirts under their trousers. If they don't want to act, let us women exchange garments with them."The sacrifices they made must serve to inspire all of us.
Together, as a nation, we must uphold the perspective that none of us is free unless the women of our country are free – free from race and gender discrimination, free from poverty and loss of human dignity, and free from fear and violence.We are convinced that we will continue to work together for the fulfilment of the dreams of the heroic women of our country.
Halala makhosikazi, halala! Wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo! Malibongwe igama lamakhosikazi!
People across South Africa will be commemorating Women's Month in various ways to salute the heroines who made 9 August
a significant date in the history of our country.
Andile Tshona
The biggest city in Africa, Tshwane, is no Age Tournament at the Mamelodi different, as it will embark on a number of Central Sports Ground on 6 Augustactivities to make this month memorable. • Women's Day celebrations at the Union
Buildings on 9 August The main focus will be on profiling progress • Feast of the Clowns parade at Burgers and achievements of the past 17 years in the Park on 13 Augustimplementation of government programmes • Women in Council at the Ou Raadsaal and services that seek to empower women on 16 August and realise gender equality. • Seminar on Advocacy for Gender
Mainstreaming at TALAMA on 19 Women achievers and struggle stalwarts of August NGOs, the private sector and government will • Handing over of a poultry house and also be profiled by the City of Tshwane. training certificates to the Vukani The following activities will take place in the Women Cooperative in Soshanguve on course of the month: 26 August
• Dlala Ntombazana Girls' Football • Women Health Awareness Campaigns at Provincial Tournament at Eersterust
the Karen Park, FF Ribeiro, Hercules Stadium on 27 Augustand Atteridgeville clinics and the • Spar Women's Run/Walk at SuperSport Pretoria North Library Park on 27 August
• Dlala Ntombazana Girls' Football All-
Lilian Masediba Ngoyi, popularly known as “Ma held by the Women's International Democratic Ngoyi”, was born in Tshwane on 25 September Federation (WIDF). Accompanied by her fellow 1911 to a family of six children, and obtained her activist Dora Tamana, and as an official delegate primary schooling in Kilnerton. of FEDSAW, she embarked on a journey that
would see an attempt to stow away on a boat She later enrolled for a nurses training course, leaving Cape Town under “white names”, but eventually took up work as a machinist in a defiance (with the help of a sympathetic pilot) of clothing factory where she worked from 1945 to segregated seating on a plane bound for 1956. She became the first woman elected to London, and gaining entry to Britain under the the Executive Committee of the African National pretext of completing her course in Bible studies. Congress, and helped launch the Federation of With Tamana, she would visit England, South African Women. Germany, Switzerland, Romania, China and
Russia, meeting women leaders often engaged Ngoyi joined the ANC Women's League in 1952. in left wing politics, before arriving back in South At that stage she was a widow with two children Africa a wanted woman.and an elderly mother to support, and worked as a seamstress. A year later she was elected as Ngoyi was not an intellectual; rather, she was President of the Women's League. known as a strong orator and a fiery inspiration
to many of her colleagues in the ANC. On 9 August 1956, along with Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Albertina Sisulu and Sophia She was arrested in 1956, spent 71 days in Williams-De Bruyn, Ngoyi led a march of 20 000 solitary confinement, and then placed under women to the Union Buildings in protest against severe bans and restrictions for 11 years, being the apartheid government prescription that often confined her to her home in Orlando, women carry passbooks. Soweto.
A community health centre in Soweto is named Ma Ngoyi was also a transnational figure who in her honour and on 9 August 2006, the 50th recognised the potential effect of international anniversary of the march to the Union Buildings, support on the struggle against apartheid and Strijdom Square from which the women had the emancipation of black women. With this in marched, was renamed Lilian Ngoyi Square. mind she embarked on an audacious (and highly illegal) journey to Lausanne, Switzerland in 1955 She died on 13 March 1980 in Soweto, to participate in the World Congress of Mothers Johannesburg.
1-12 August 2011
Lilian Ngoyiphoto from whoswhosa.co.za
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What does freedom mean to today's women?
The former president, Dr Nelson Mandela, once through a series of interviews run by Motswako circumstances or damage to themselves. remarked that “freedom cannot be achieved (an SABC 2 programme) about women "behind unless women have been emancipated from all their successful husbands". The idea on its own Perhaps we need to take this month to reflect forms of oppression”. is not a bad one. about what we, the women of South Africa
today, stand for. What is OUR struggle? Those South African women of today have been given However, some women have to endure to the who came before us fought an important rights to which their forebears could only point of sacrificing their lives in support of their struggle for us and initiated the creation of a aspire, but do we reflect on what we as today's husbands. The interview with Mpho Tshabalala framework for the principles of equality, women represent? How will generations that (wife to Mduduzi Tshabalala, popularly known representativity, participation and inclusiveness. come after us remember us? What will they say as Mandoza) bore testimony to this. Instead of Our government has given these principles we represented as a collective? empowering women, the interview brought legitimacy.
home the truth that socioeconomic freedom is a I particularly find the tendency to regard women distant dream for many women and that they Let us work towards bringing these principles to as supporters rather than equals a worrying still suffer. Yet society applauds women who realisation in every sphere in which we move.notion. This tendency came to my attention have "made it", irrespective of the
Translated by Goodman Biyela
1-12August 2011
Our women are as solid as rocks
Singathembela kusibindi sabesifazane bakithi
During the 1950s, women of the Congress Alliance stood together to combat the sexism in various anti-apartheid groups, such as the ANC. Staff Reporter
Landela Nyangintsimbi
Lilian Ngoyi (a trade unionist and political activist), Helen Joseph, prime minister.Albertina Sisulu, Sophia Williams-de Bruyn and others formed the Federation of South African Women (FSAW). However, the primary Strijdom had arranged to be elsewhere, and the petition was focus of the FSAW soon changed, and in 1956, with the cooperation eventually accepted by his secretary.of the ANC's Women's League, they organised a mass demonstration against the introduction of new pass laws and the
The marching women sang the following freedom song:
Wathint' abafazi, Strijdom!
Wathint' abafazi,wathint' imbokodo,uza kufa!
[When] you strike the women,you strike a rock,you will be crushed [you will die]!
Although the passive resistance against apartheid in South Africa reached its height in the 1950s, it was largely ignored by the
Group Areas Act of 1950 which enforced different residential areas apartheid government. Further protests against passes (for both
for different races and led to the forced removals of people from men and women) culminated in the Sharpeville massacre. Pass
their houses.laws were finally repealed in 1986.
On 9 August 1956, over 20 000 women of all races marched through the streets of Pretoria to the Union Buildings to hand over a
The phrase wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo has come to petition about the new pass laws to JG Strijdom, South Africa's
represent women's courage and strength in South Africa.
Ngeminyaka yama- UStrijdom wayehlele ukuba kwenye indawo, futhi incwadi yezikhalazo yabe isimukelwa ngunobhala wakhe.
Abafazi ababemasha babecula leli culo elilandelayo:
Wathint' abafazi, Strijdom!
Wathint' abafazi,wathint' imbokodo,uza kufa!
Yize umzabalazo wokuthula wokulwisana nobandlululo eNingizimu Afrika wafika kuvuthondaba ngeminyaka yama-1950, uhulumeni wobandlululo wawushaya indiva. Amanye amamashi okulwisana
. nokuphathwa kwamapasi (ngabesilisa nabesifazane) aholela kusibhicongo sase Imithetho yamapasi yachithwa ngonyaka we-1986.Mhla ziyi-9 Ncwaba 1956, bangaphezu kwezi-20 000 abafazi bazo
zonke izinhlanga abamasha ezitaladini zasePitoli belibangise Ezindlini Zombuso ukwethula incwadi yabo yezikhalazo mayelana Isisho esithi wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo simele isibindi kanye nemithetho yamapasi emisha ku-JG Strijdom, uNdunankulu namandla abafazi eNingizimu Afrika.waseNingizimu Afrika.
1950, abafazi be-Congress Alliance bahlangana ukulwisana nokucwasa ngokobulili kuzinhlangano ezazilwisana nobandlululo, njengoKhongolose.
ULilian Ngoyi (isishoshovu esasilwela amalungelo abasebenzi futhi owayesishoshovu sezombangazwe), uHelen Joseph, u-Albertina Sisulu, noSophia Williams-de Bruyn kanye nabanye babumba iNhlangano Yabesifazane BaseNingizimu Afrika (FSAW). Kodwa, inhlosongqangi ye-FSAW yashintsha ngokushesha, futhi ngonyaka we-1956, emva kokuhlanganiswa noPhiko Lwabesifazane LukaKhongolose, bahlela ukhukhulelangoqo wemashi belwisana nemithetho emisha yamapasi kanye noMthetho Wokuhlalisa Abantu Ngokobuhlanga owawuphoqelela ukuthi abantu bezinhlanga ezihlukahlukene bahlale ezindaweni ezihlukene futhi kwaholela ekususweni kwabantu ngendlovuyangena ezindlini zabo
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Ngoyi at Union Buildings, FEDSAW Women’s Protests, Tshwane 1956.
Lilian Ngoyi was a fighter for African & Women’s Liberation in South Africa
photos from www.flickr.com, womanshistorynetwork.org, whoswhosa.co.za
TSHWANE UPDATE8
News
1-12 August 2011
Since the centralised call centre crashed last application fee. Remember that you will have year, you have to go to a Tshwane testing to undergo an eye test at the centre. On the centre to make a booking for a motor vehicle day of the test, make sure you have your ID, or motorcycle learner's or driver's licence four ID photos as well as R50 for the issuing Bronkhorstspruit License Testing Station, between 07:45 and 15:00 from Mondays to of the licence should you be successful. Church Street, Bronkhorstspruit Fridays. Centurion Licence Testing Station,
When you book for a driver's licence you Nellmapius Drive, IreneYou must be 17 years of age to book for a will undergo an eye test and must have your Mabopane Testing Station, cnr Lebanon and learner's licence, and 18 years to take your ID with you as well as an ID photo and R170 Prison Streets, Ipeleng Multipurpose Centre, driver's licence (Code 2 – B and EB) test. To for the application for a motorcycle licence, Lebanon, Mabopaneapply for a 125 cc motorcycle licence, you R205 for a motor vehicle licence or R220 for Rayton Licence Testing Station, cnr Oakley must be 16 years old, while the age limit is a heavy vehicle licence (eg C1). On the day and Montrose Streets, Rayton17 for a bike bigger than 125 cc. of the test, make sure you have your ID with Temba Licence Testing Centre, Stand JR 91,
you as well as your learner's licence, three Makapanstad Road, HammanskraalWhen making a booking for a learner's ID photos and R190 for the issuing of the Waltloo Licence Testing Centre, 312 licence, take along your ID, a copy of your licence. Petroleum Street, Waltloo.ID, two ID-size photos as well as a R95
The licensing testing centres in Tshwane that you can visit are the following:
Ka ntlha ya gore go simolola mo ngwageng Fa o dira kopo ya go bona letlha la go kwala ID di le tharo le R190 ya go rebola laesense. o o fetileng setsi sa megala ga se tlhole se laesense ya go ithutela go kgweetsa, o dira. O tshwanetse go ya kwa ditikwatikweng tshwanetse wa bo o tshotse bukana ya ID, tsa Tshwane tsa diteko tsa go kgweetsa go khopi ya ID, ditshwantsho di le pedi tsa ID le re o kgone go dira kopo ya go bona letlha la R95 ya madi a a duelwang fa go dirwa kopo. Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go go kwala teko ya laesense ya go kgweetsa Gopola gore o tshwanetse go dira teko ya kgweetsa sa Bronkhorstspruit , Church koloi kgotsa laesense ya go kgweetsa matlho o le kwa tikwatikweng eo. Ka letsatsi Street, Bronkhorstspruit sethuthuthu, mme e nne magareng ga 07:45 la teko netefatsa fa o tshotse bukana ya ID, Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go le 15:00 go simolola ka Mosupologo go fitlha ditshwantsho tsa ID di le nne le R50 ya go kgweetsa sa Nellmapius Drive, Ireneka Labotlhano. rebola laesense fa e le gore o tla bo o falotse Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go
teko. kgweetsa sa Mabopane , makopanelo a O tshwanetse wa bo o le dinyaga di le 17 fa mmila wa Lebanon le Prison , tikwatikwe ya o o dira kopo ya go kwala laesense ya go Fa o dira kopo ya go bona letlha la teko ya Ipeleng, Lebanon, Mabopaneithutela go kgweetsa, dingwaga di le 18 go laesense ya go kgweetsa, o tla dira teko ya Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go dira diteko tsa lokwalo la go kgweetsa ( matlho mme o tshwanetse wa bo o tshotse kgweetsa sa Rayton, makopanelo a mmila Code 2 – B and EB). Go dira kopo ya ID ya gago, ditshwantsho tsa ID le R170 fa e wa Oakley le Montrose, Raytonlaesense ya go kgweetsa 125 cc e leng le kopo ya laesense ya go kgweetsa Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go sethuthuthu, o tshwanetse wa bo o le sethuthuthu, fa e le ya laesense ya go kgweetsa sa Temba, Stand JR 91, dingwaga di le 16 mme fa e le sethuthuthu kgweetsa koloi R205 kgotsa R220 fa e le Makapanstad Road, Hammanskraalsa bogolo jo bo kwa godimo ga 125cc o serori ( sk C1). Ka letsatsi la teko, netefatsa Seteišene sa Diteko tsa Dilaesense tsa go tshwanetse wa bo o le dinyaga di le 17. fa o tshotse ID ya gago le laesense ya ga go kgweetsa sa Waltloo , 312 Petroleum Street,
ya go ithutela go kgweetsa, ditshwantsho tsa Waltloo.
Ditikwatikwe tsa Tshwane tse o ka di etelang tsa go dira diteko tsa laesense :
THIS IS HOW YOU LEGALLY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL
SENO KE TSAMAISO YA SEMOLAO E E GO KGONTSHANG GO RE O NNE MOKGWEETSI
Staff Reporter
Translated by Angelina Boikhutso
TSHWANE STREET GUIDE 2011 NOW AVAILABLE The Tshwane Street Guide 2011 is now Order your copy by calling the Geomatics available at R60 a copy. call centre on 012 358 7988/7987, or follow
the link .This useful guide consists of 176 pages with 105 maps and covers all areas in Alternatively, visit the following Geomatics Tshwane before the recent merger with walk-in centres:Metsweding. In addition, it includes areas around Roodeplaat Dam to the north-west; suburbs adjacent to the old eastern boundary, such as Mooikloof, Boardwalk, Silver Lakes, etc; and areas around the Hartbeespoort Dam to the west, such as Ifafi, Xanadu, Meerhof, etc.
The planning and development of the street guide was done in-house by Cartographic Management, using ESRI's sophisticated Geographic Information System (GIS) software. It is the first of its kind to be developed by a South African municipality. GIS integrates hardware, software and data for capturing, managing, analysing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
CBD
TSHWANEUPDATE 9
LET EVERYDAY BE A MANDELA DAY!News
1-12August 2011
People around the city dedicated their 67 minutes on Mandela Day by getting involved in various activities.
Photo by: Helenus Kruger, Guli Segatlhe and Muntu Ngobese
TSHWANE UPDATE10
How to apply for business licences and renewals – Part 2 Staff Reporter
One day Events apparatuses or devices which are • In the case of a close corporation, the The following types of businesses must designed or used for recreation or CK1 (the founding statement of the apply for licences: amusement; Close Corporation) or CK2 (amended
• the keeping of three or more snooker founding statement of the Close • Single-day trading or billiard tables; Corporation)
A licence that is valid for one day only • the keeping or running of a nightclub • In the case of a partnership, a is issued to a trader to sell at an or discotheque; separate schedule reflecting the full event such as a soccer match or a • the keeping or running of a cinema or name and surname, identity number festival. The applicant is required to theatre; and address of each partner attend a prescribed workshop • adult entertainment; and • In the case of a proprietor, a copy of beforehand. • hawking or vending of perishables the owner's ID
• Accommodation establishments and food. • In the case of a restaurant or café (guest houses); bakeries; butchers; keeper, the establishment's menu cafés; fishmongers or fish fryers; food Before a business licence is issued a site • An application fee for the sale or manufacturers; fruit, vegetable and inspection is carried out by three supply of meals or perishables plant dealers; general dealers; milk departments, namely the Health and Social (renewable after 12 months) shops; millers; and restaurants. Development, Community Safety and City • An application fee for the provision of
Planning and Development and Regional certain types of health facilities, • Health facilities or places of Services departments. entertainment or adult entertainment
entertainment, such as those (renewable after 12 months)involving – The following is required when applying for
• the provision of Turkish baths, a business licence in terms of the Business To obtain more information on business saunas and other health baths; Act: permits and licences, contact the Local
• the provision of massage or infra-red • In the case of a company, a certificate Economic Development Division on 012 358 treatment; of incorporation reflecting the 4490/0699/4425 or visit them at –
• the provision of escort services (male company's ID number, the full names Room 403, 4th Floorand female); and surname of the owner, and the HB Phillips Building
• the keeping of three or more residential and postal addresses Cnr Schoeman and Bosman Streetsmechanical, electrical or electronic • The ID and full name and surname of CBDcontrivances, instruments, the responsible manager
News
1-12 August 2011
Fuel prices seem to be on a steep, upward and in this case "passenger liability cover legislation. For example, have a curve and car prices and the cost of may be excluded under their personal professional driving permit in addition to a maintaining a vehicle can be taxing on a motor insurance policies". taxi licence where this is required. tight budget. This is why some commuters "The driver in this instance needs to are expected to turn to car pooling, says register under Chapter 6 of the Road Traffic Drivers need to be clear on where they Mandy Barrett, spokesperson if Aon Act as a taxi operator, subject to all the stand in terms of insurance cover for insurance brokers. rules and regulations of that legislation, transporting passengers. "Passengers in lift She says these "lift clubs" are real including holding a professional driving clubs should establish whether the driver to solutions that are practical and bring permit and with commercial passenger whom they entrust themselves is indeed significant cost savings. However, there are liability cover in place. properly covered to avoid a potential also insurance implications for car pool "Having such cover in place would protect situation where they are injured or worse commuters. you against claims in a worst case scenario and there is no insurance cover in place, "Motoring costs are a big part of household where passengers you were transporting possibly resulting in long drawn-out legal budgets and they will become even more were injured in an accident. It's all to do battles with no certainty about the so in the future so anything that can be with the purpose of providing the outcome," Barret says. – iAfrica.comdone to offset them, including lift clubs, is transportation and if that sound economic sense. purpose is for profit, even "The further expansion of the Gautrain indirectly. rapid rail service between Johannesburg and Tshwane will no doubt help matters, Barret says there is risk that although at a cost. Hence there's there could be "multiple speculation that lift clubs will mushroom as claims running into millions commuters look for cheaper transport of rands for everything from alternatives. pain and suffering to loss of
future earnings, and the Barret says that it is critical for car pooling claimants could sue you in to determine whether the driver of a vehicle your personal capacity.in such a club is driving for reward. Commuters sharing the cost of petrol would "It would also be advisable not be considered as driving for reward, not to breach other
HIDDEN COST OF LIFT CLUBSSpecial correspondent
TSHWANE UPDATE 11
Michael Jackson at the State Theatre: HIStory – This Is It
The Feast of the Clowns, which has With the theme “Creating a Better become part of Tshwane's celebrations World”, the emphasis this year is on calendar since 2000, is back in town from 8 human trafficking, homelessness, to 13 August. greening our city, refugees and
xenophobia, gender violence and Eleven years ago the carnival started as a children's rights.small one-day street parade with just over 300 participants. It has now evolved into a Some key activities during the eventful six-day event that attracts more than 50 000 week include:people, since it is the only annual festival in the inner city combining celebration and 8, 10, 11 and 12 August: A different social justice. The festival is expected to be twist to watching moviesbigger, better and brighter this year.
Residents can bring their picnic baskets Hosted by the Tshwane Leadership to Burgers Park and enjoy proudly Foundation (TLF) in collaboration with other South African produced movies under local role players, the festival is home the natural sunlight between 14:00 and grown, and locally owned and managed. 17:00. (This event will be run in The festival has a 100% home-brewed partnership with the National Film,
costumes. The parade starts at the corner of label, because all arts and crafts sold are Video and Sound Archives.)Jacob Mare and Van der Walt Streets, developed in Tshwane, and all food stalls proceeds along Mears, Proes and Andries are run by the local community. 10 to 11 August: Evening Shows ArenaStreets and ends back at Burgers Park.
Momentum has already built up across The festival will host the Evening Shows A feast of activities is lined up for this event. Tshwane for this spectacular event that is Arena at the State Theatre from 17:00 to Four stages will be erected in and around the guaranteed to make you smile. The TLF 21:00. The shows are meant to create park: poetry stage, kiddies stage, mega stack views the carnival as a powerful tool to platforms for upcoming artists and for using for Backtrack entertainment, and the main create awareness about and advocacy for art to advocate social awareness. stage for live bands and artists.the arts and the diversity of cultures in the
city, and to promote dialogue and set a Entrance: R50 for adults and R40 for An antique faire and fashion show will be platform to raise social issues. students. running simultaneously at Melrose House Museum.
10-12 August: Art workshopsJacob Mare Street and Burgers Park Lane will be closed between 08:00 and 20:00 to make Art workshops will be presented to art lovers way for this big parade. at Museum Park and national cultural and
historical museums in the area of Burgers Alcohol is not allowed and entrance is free.Park.
For more information, contact Nono or 13 August: March of the ClownsJoel on 082 082 8792, or email them at [email protected] or [email protected] main feature of the carnival is a parade by
more than 5 000 people in their clown
Arts and Culture
This spectacular tribute to the greatest pop icons the world has ever King of Pop will take place at the known. HIStory – This Is It features over Opera Theatre of the State 20 songs – all performed live by Kenny – Theatre from 23 to 28 August. including ABC, Ben, Smooth Criminal,
Billie Jean, Bad and many more. Direct from Las Vegas and performing in South Africa after Michael Jackson remains the undisputed his sold-out world tour, Kenny King of Pop and one of the greatest stars Wizz, the world's most highly of all time. HIStory – This Is It celebrates acclaimed Michael Jackson his extraordinary talent and is a show impersonator, will bring to South you definitely should not miss! Celebrate African audiences the chance to the music, the magic and all the history! relive the legend. This is the closest you will ever get to
see the King of Pop in concert.Together with a full international touring company of musicians and The show is directed by Johnny van dancers (including some amazing Grinsven.South African talent) plus authentic costumes as well as a spectacular Ticket price: R180 to R250
This musical biography will take you back to lighting show, HIStory is the recreation of
The Jackson 5 and then on a thrilling journey what the fans crave – a Michael Jackson
as hit after hit tell the story of one of the concert!
1-12August 2011
Lebogang Matji
BIGGEST STREET CARNIVAL TO HIT CITY
Photo from www.eventsnow.co.za
SportTSHWANE UPDATE12
LYTTELTON BOYS TO FLY CITY'S FLAG IN KOREA
The 2010 FIFA World Cup the Gyeongji tournament has come and International Youth U/12 gone, but its legacy Football Tournament in continues to expose young South Korea from 18 to players to the beautiful 22 August 2011.game.
After the tournament the The City of Tshwane has Koreans will treat the joined hands with various boys to cultural stakeholders in helping to experiences in Seoul. make the dream of dozens They will return to South of young boys and girls Africa on 29 August. come true by recently hosting of the Under-12 The City is to host a Tshwane Mayoral Cup. camp to prepare the
team at the Bamber The tournament gave young Youth Campsite in the players the opportunity to Groenkloof Nature participate in competitions Reserve from 10 to 15 and get international August 2011. exposure. It is a joint venture of the City's Sport, The tournament is Recreation, Art and Culture expected to enhance the Department, Football Acts City's relationship with in Tshwane participated in the tournament, 29 and the Gauteng Department of South Korea in the fields of skills which was won by Lyttelton Primary School.Education. development, advanced technical At the invitation of the Korean Youth
knowledge and sport development.Football Association through Football Act Initially 15 teams of various football districts 29, Lyttelton Primary School will now play in
With the soccer season resuming this month, facilities in Tshwane. the City of Tshwane is calling on all sport fans, irrespective of the code, to respect by- Municipal by-laws clearly state that no laws and to refrain from drinking or urinating person may bring into a public park a in public during games at sport venues. vehicle of any kind, and that the use of
alcohol, firearms, airguns, air-pistols, The City also reminds fans not to litter or fireworks, slingshots or catapults are park their vehicles illegally on the streets, as forbidden. Some trespassers will be prosecuted. spectators were
The playing of musical instruments, partying, taken to the Sunnyside There is also growing concern among shouting, arguing or singing, or the use of Police Station and others paid spot residents about the abuse of public park loudspeakers or similar equipment is also not fines of R300 to evade arrest.
permitted. People who fail to comply “shall be guilty of an offence and liable, upon On 23 July, three men were arrested and conviction, to a fine or imprisonment, or charged with drinking in public during the both”. Currie Cup encounter between the Bulls and
Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld.According to the police, anyone found breaking the law, such as drinking or The head of the Blue Bulls Supporters' Club, urinating, will be arrested and detained until Jan Oberholzer, called on fans to respect by-admission of guilt is paid or the culprit laws and to refrain from drinking in public.appears in court.
The City calls on all fans – Blue Bulls, On 18 June, during the Sharks and Blue Sundowns, SuperSport, and Titans – to obey Bulls clash at Loftus, at least 30 people the by-laws and show that in Tshwane, we do were arrested for public drinking on the not only win trophies, we also keep our city streets around the stadium while having a clean.braai before the big game.
Goitsemang Molaeng
Staff reporter
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the Lyttelton Primary School U/12 Boys team that won the 2011 Tshwane Mayoral Cup (TMC). In the photo is MMC for SRAC Cllr Faith Kgaditse
